FRITZ!NAS does not display all available files and folders

Not all files or folders on a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box are displayed in the FRITZ!NAS user interface (http://fritz.nas). When you use the Windows Explorer to access the USB storage device or connect the USB storage device to a computer, all of the files and folders are displayed.

Note:The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for your FRITZ!Box.

1 Updating the file index

The FRITZ!Box only indexes files automatically if they are copied to the FRITZ!NAS user interface (http://fritz.nas) using a web brower.

So that files copied to a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box by another means (for example using the Windows Explorer) can be displayed, you must update the file index of the FRITZ!Box. You can use the FRITZ!Box user interface or a playback device or software that supports UPnP (for example a smartphone with FRITZ!App Media to update it: